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.ee Domain Regulation changes that are entering into force on 25 May 2018 due to the GDPR

.ee will update the Domain Regulation due to the
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entering into force on the 25 May 2018.
.ee Domain Regulation provides standard terms that regulate the legal relationship
between the EIF, domain registrant and registrar (service provider). Main
changes concern the WHOIS-service in which the contact information of a
registrant who is a natural person can no longer be publicly disclosed.

After 25 of May the contact
information of a registrant who is a natural person can no longer be publicly
disclosed in the WHOIS domain search tool (WHOIS domain search is a database,
in which the information about domain name and the registrant of the domain
name is publicly available). EIF will develop a special contact form that gives a possibility to the interested parties to contact the registrant without
further disclosure of his or her personal data.

We note that
if the domain registrant is a legal entity, then the data relating to it (name
and e-mail address) will be publicly disclosed in the WHOIS after the GDPR has
entered into force. Since a legal person does not have a private life, it is
not necessary to protect its integrity.

According to the GDPR, EIF
is the controller and the registrars (domain registration service providers)
are the processors of the personal data of the registrants. In addition, Domain
Regulation amendments in question, specify the responsibilities of the
registrar regarding the processing of the registrant's personal data (e.g. what
information should be provided to the registrant, what should be specified in
the service contract, the registrar's obligation to forward breach notices to
the EIF, etc.). We also want to specify the scope of the registrar's
responsibility if it uses third parties to resell the domain or wishes to
transfer a registrant’s personal data to a foreign country located outside the European
Economic Area.

Domain Regulation and
Registrar Contract full texts that are entering into force on 25 May 2018 can be
found accordingly HERE and HERE in the files menue.

.ee's website has been updated with new guidelines! You can information on EIS' Data Protection Policy here and domain search WHOIS Terms and Conditions here. Registrars can find .ee's Guidelines on processing of personal data here. Should you have any questions, please contact us by e-mail info@internet.ee or by calling +372 727 1000.

The
Estonian Internet Foundation has received multiple complaints from .ee domain
registrants concerning the registration service provided by Beehosting OÜ,
assuming that the company is an accredited .ee registrar. While third persons
are not prohibited from selling .ee domains, the Foundation can only help users
if the company concerned is an accredited .ee registrar.

.ee signed a new .ee accredited registrar contract with an Estonian company Remotely OÜ. In addition to domain registration services our new official partner offers a large variety of services to their clients like design, development and marketing.